In the article‚ “Towards an Aesthetic of Popular Music”‚ Simon Frith tries to show the aesthetic value of poplar music in the sociological field‚ while most of the academic musicologists think popular music‚ submitted to social forces‚ is aesthetically worthless. There are two different sociological approaches to judge the value of music. First is technique and technology‚ as Frith states‚ “people produce and consume the music they are capable of producing and consuming.” (Firth 498) But he
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loud speaker knocking music coming out of the back of a dark blue Nissan Maxima. The elderly lady walking ahead of me immediately spun around stunned by the profanity filled lyrics now floating through the air by the rap artist Lil’ Wayne in his hit single “Alphabet Bitches” ‚ “These are my bitches‚ my alpha bitches‚ these are my bitches my alphabet bitches‚ say what‚ I get bitches‚ say who‚ I get bitches”. It was not until then that I realized that this is the type of music that my generation is
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When I was younger listening to music always made me feel weird. It was just something about it that made me feel uneasy. As I got older I started to understand that music was suppose to make me feel that way. I can say that music has played many different roles in my life. The three major roles that music have played in my life are focus‚ motivation‚ and understanding. I found music to be a good tool to help me focus. Cool jazz is a type of music that I listen to that clears
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Interview Response Summary: The interviewee recalled a lot of his curriculum was learnt through human interaction and the surrounding environment. Living on a remote cattle station‚ he formed a love of the country lifestyle and was always eager to learn from those around him (lived curriculum). It was evident that teachers made a huge impact on the interviewees learning. He fondly spoke about a teacher whose attributes were; • Warm‚ kind and loving. • Dedicated to her profession. • Encouraged learning
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The focus of this article is how music/music therapy can lead to improved brain function in patients who are in a vegetative state or a minimally conscious state. According to the article‚ vegetative state is defined as “a state in which patients exhibit a lack of awareness of external stimuli‚ but with preservation of sleep–wake cycles and vital vegetative functions (such as cardiac action‚ respiration and maintenance of blood pressure) while remaining completely unaware of both self and environment”(Okumura
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MUSIC Music seems to play an important role in the lives of many individuals. It is used for entertainment in listening and performing. It can bring about an array of emotions such as joy‚ sadness‚ passion and love to name a few. Music is used to soothe the grieving‚ set the mood for romance‚ reduce stress and lift the spirits of many. Overall‚ music serves an important purpose in the lives of many individuals and is used to set the mood in a variety of situations. Music is significant to the
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morning‚ I would like to present to you a public speech about ’Music helps us to express every kind of emotion and can induce multiple responses.’ Music. We hear it almost every day. No matter where we are‚ music will always be played either on the radio or just by humming a tune. Did you know that music started as early as the Paleolithic era? So music is about 200 000 years old. Music and society have always been intimately related. Music reflects and creates social conditions – including the factors
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Reading about song selections for the movement of worship really gave me a new perspective on things that I had never pondered much about in my life before. In “The Music Architect” Constance Cherry talks about the importance of having a natural‚ orderly form of worship and the different biblical models of worship that are widely used in today’s churches. She shares how when some of these orders of worship placement are not met it can negatively affect the message‚ towards worship or the whole church
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Music is a way of life‚ it is all around us. It can influence who you are and how you go about your daily lives. Music can manipulate the emotions in a powerful way‚ which can sometimes determine your mood and your conscience. Sometimes different cultures adapt different music into their lifestyle. Example‚ Reggae is usually listened to by the Black Caribbean Community. Their music is relaxed and optimistic‚ as is their lifestyle. The style of music quite often reflects the culture. Music in the
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Music is an important part of my life because; music consoles the human spirit and soul and brings peace and comfort to my personal being. A Reason why music is important to me is because i feel music calms be down and take me to another world. It elevates me to another dimension where I just feel that I am living what life is all about. Music elevates because it takes my mind to think about those words that are being singed. Another reason why music is important to my life is because music inspires
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